Chandigarh: Haryana Speaker Harvinder Kalyan said on Tuesday that ensuring the dignity and safety of women at the workplace is not only a matter of social and moral responsibility, but also a legal obligation. He emphasised that the Vidhan Sabha, being the highest institution for lawmaking at the state level, requires all its employees, directly…
Kullu: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday announced Rs 10 crore for the construction of an industrial area in Fatehpur Assembly constituency of Kangra district.On the occasion, he said the office of the chief engineer of the Shah Canal project, which was earlier shifted from Fatehpur to Mandi, would now be re-established…
CHANDIGARH: An operation cell team of Chandigarh Police arrested a wanted criminal after a brief encounter from Sector 25, Chandigarh, in the early hours of Wednesday. The accused sustained bullet injuries in his leg and was admitted at GMSH-16 for treatment.Vikash Sheokand, DSP, Operation Cell, Chandigarh Police, said the accused has been identified as Mukesh…
Shimla: The Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur held its 10th annual convocation at its Dhaula Kuan campus on April 19, graduating over 340 students across MBA, executive MBA, PhD and specialised programmes.Director Prafulla Y Agnihotri claimed that 220 companies offered more than 250 jobs during the placement drive. The average CTC stood at Rs 15.9…
Chandigarh: Within hours of TOI highlighting allegations by 24 women staff members of a senior secondary govt school against a male teacher, the education department ordered his transfer to another govt school on Tuesday. The move came nearly two months after the complaint was submitted on Feb 12.Officials described the transfer — the first administrative…
Jalandhar: A Punjab Police DSP reportedly died from a bullet fired from his service weapon on Tuesday morning at his residence in the police complex in Phagwara. Police officials claimed that it was an ‘accidental fire’ as the DSP was cleaning his service weapon at the time of the incident.DSP Yogesh Sharma, in his mid-50s,…
Jalandhar: Objections to Punjab’s new anti-sacrilege law continued to grow on Tuesday, with religious leaders and groups raising concerns over state overreach, lack of consultation and its legal framework.Former Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Paramjit Singh Sarna criticised provisions mandating a central digital register of every ‘saroop’ (copy) of the Guru Granth Sahib,…
Patiala: The gram sabha of a village in Punjab’s Ropar district has proposed banning marriages between residents, warning of a social boycott of those who defy the decision and those who support them.The gram sabha of Oyind village passed the resolution on Tuesday, stating such relationships weaken the “brotherly bond” among residents and the village’s…
Rohtak: The upcoming Sampla municipal committee poll has turned into a high-stakes political contest. Both the BJP and the Congress are grappling with candidate selection, even as political equations continue to shift rapidly on the ground.On Tuesday, former chairman of the Sampla municipal committee and Congress representative Praveen Coach joined the saffron party in Sonipat…
Chandigarh: From four gangster-linked killings reported in January to zero in March, Punjab recorded a “100% decline in gangster-linked murder cases” within three months of the launch of ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said here on Tuesday.“Not just murders, the state has also recorded a massive 69% decline in gangster-linked firing incidents…
